🔥 BERNIE RALLIES WITH REV. JESSE JACKSON

[Donkees]

Scheduled for Mar 8, 2020

MICHIGAN VOTES IN TWO DAYS: The only way we will defeat Trump in November is by bringing in people who have given up on the the political process. We have the movement and agenda to do that. Live now from Grand Rapids with Rev. Jesse Jackson:

[DownriverDem]

1. Hate to tell you

but he can't beat trump. Attack me all you want. Report me all you want. If Sanders is the nominee, say hello to trump's second term. Sanders ceiling is in the 30% percentile. He has done nothing to grow his support. Down ballot races will not be won with Sanders. Sanders supporters are politically naive, My husband and I have already turned in our Michigan ballots for Biden.

[comradebillyboy]

2. Talk about a day late and a dollar short...

[NYMinute]

3. Jesse cannot stop the African Americans from voting for Biden

Biden was Obama's VP which carries far more clout.

[sunonmars]

14. Jackson hates obama with a passion too, wonder what the beef is.

[oasis]

38. Could have something to do with Obama lobbying for Valarie Jarrett

rather than Jesse's son for his vacated Illinois senate seat. The seat ex-con, Gov. Blogdonovich put up for the highest bidder.

[GulfCoast66]

44. Obama is all he wanted to be? Popular, faithful and President?

Got nothing against Jackson in particular. Would like to believe his run back in the day paved the way for Obama but the evidence is not there.

[dware]

4. You might as well face the truth,

even with the Honorable Jesse Jackson at his side, Sen. Sanders campaign is toast, this Tues. will seal his fate.
I just hope he doesn't pull the stunt he did in 2016, that would guarantee a second term for the Mango Menace.

[sunonmars]

15. Well it would seem its his usual, if its not me, then to hell with all of you.

[dware]

16. +100. nt

[Alex4Martinez]

5. Thank you, Donkees. Bernie can win the hell out of this and kick Trumps ass.

The two candidates are damn close in delegates right now.

[zackymilly]

7. April 1st is almost a month away. n/t

[dware]

9. But wasn't Sen. Sanders supposed to be so far ahead in delegates

after ST that Joe Biden had no chance of winning the nomination?

What happened?

After this Tues., Sen. Sanders campaign is toast, Joe Biden will be the Democratic Party nominee and the next President of the United States of America.

[RDavisJ1]

11. But, are they?

Bernie is behind 91 delegates at the moment. Biden has 664. As we head into this Super Tuesday, the map is not favoring Bernie where he is behind Joe in every state polled, including MI.

The following week, Bernie is behind in every poll and this includes FL, AZ, OH, and IL where a boatload of delegates are to be awarded. FL alone is 219 and Bernie is not even polling 15% to be viable.

In total, over the next two contests, there are 929 delegates to be awarded. Biden is looking to pick up the lions share of those delegates.

Bernie needed a huge blowout in CA to pad his delegate coffers to fight his way through. That didn't happen. Yes, he won, but not at the margins he needed.

If Bernie fails to capture MI, the perception game becomes dim. If he loses MI and WA and then next week wins nothing, the delegate count becomes insurmountable to catch up.

The only play Bernie will have left is to try to keep Joe from getting 1991 delegates to win outright and fight for a contested convention. But he's going to run the hypocrisy risk again. He's been saying for weeks now that the person with the most delegates should win. If the show shows up to the convention less than 1991 but is close, Bernie's only purpose then is to dow discourse.

[grantcart]

24. Yep. He didn't even win Vermont by the margins Biden is winning

Sanders got 50% in Vermont while it looks like Biden may top 80% in Florida.

Really stunning was MASS. In Sanders back yard and Biden still won, without spending a dime.

[LiberalFighter]

13. Sanders was trying to say that back in 2016 too.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Other than for the free music,

there's not much point in going.

[zackymilly]

8. Unless they have snacks. nt

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Donkees.

[we can do it]

12. 😴😴😴

[Donkees]

17. Photo:

[Donkees]

18. *

Link to tweet

[grantcart]

26. Would you agree that a narrow Sanders victory (or a loss) in Michigan

means Sanders campaign is not viable?

[Donkees]

34. *

Link to tweet

[dware]

19. Hmmm,

all I see are white people.
Has he given up on the AA vote?

[sunonmars]

29. Yeah, its kind of right there in your face, isn't it.

[dware]

31. It surely is . nt

[MineralMan]

20. White hands holding Bernie signs. That's what I see.

White hands.

[Moderateguy]

21. I don't think it is a good idea putting up pictures of a sea of white faces

when the candidate is getting endorsed by a prominent AA to get the black vote

[grantcart]

22. Well at least in this photo I saw 2 AA faces in the crowd.

Apparently Kamala Harris is going to Detroit to appear in a rally in Detroit. It will be interesting to compare the pictures of the crowd.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Did they hire Procol Harum to do the intro music?

'Cuz that crowd looks like a whiter shade of pale.

[aikoaiko]

23. That's great! I voted for Jesse in '88!

Jesse knows what's what and can't be bought.

[nolabear]

25. Much respect for Rev Jackson. This isn't a surprise. But he's not going to help.

Rev Jackson was a real force back in the day. But he’s been out of the mainstream for a long time, probably in part due to his Parkinson’s.

I wish him the best. And I’m happy this underscores that African American voters are real people with thoughtful opinions. And the vast majority back Joe.

[Polybius]

28. This is a huge endorsement

Thank you Rev. Jesse Jackson!

[dware]

32. Are you honestly suggesting that this endorsement will bring Sen. Sanders the AA vote? nt

[Polybius]

35. Well I certainly hope so

If Biden is leading by 4, maybe 5% can swing to Bernie and he'll win. We'll see.

[dware]

37. Do you think that Sen. Sanders skipping Bloody Sunday memorial

and blowing off Mississippi is going to endear him to AA's? Even with the Jackson endorsement?

I think not, AA's aren't going to forget, nor forgive him for that insult.

[Polybius]

39. Like I said, in a close election maybe

Even if this endorsement changes 5% the AA vote towards Bernie, it might matter.

Bernie is the most pro-civil rights candidate that's run since Rev. Jackson himself. Don't believe me, look here.

[dware]

40. Yet he dissed one of the most pro civil rights leaders of the movement,

John Lewis, by not showing up for Bloody Sunday, when all the other candidates did show up.

Joe Biden has an insurmountable lead in the AA vote, which is the core of the Democratic Party, Sen. Sanders shot himself in the foot by insulting the base by his indifference to Bloody Sunday and Mississippi.

As I said, AA's aren't going to forget, nor forgive him for those insults.

[Polybius]

41. I don't know his reasoning for that

But AA's will look at his entire career. He's been excellent on civil rights.

[NurseJackie]

42. What has he done for civil rights in the years since college?

The extent of Bernie’s involvement in The Civil Rights Movement lasted about one year. By 1964, when college students were putting their lives on the line for Freedom Summer, Bernie retreated to VT where he sat out the ‘60s & ‘70s writing essays & doing carpentry.

So my question is this: What has he done for civil rights in the years since then? Anything specific that we should know about?

[Polybius]

43. All of his votes help AA's

And poor people. His voting record is great. M4A would benefit AA's. He also supports Black Lives Matter.

[NurseJackie]

45. He only "votes with Democrats" about 80% of the time...

All of his votes help AA's And poor people. His voting record is great.

He only "votes with Democrats" about 80% of the time... and therefore votes AGAINST Democrats 20%.

M4A would benefit AA's.

That's not going to happen.

He also supports Black Lives Matter.

In what capacity?

[bushalert]

30. My heart is with Bernie.

He can kick cons ass, and bring us dems back to our FDR roots!!! No more middle-of-the-road bullshit. Time to reclaim the progressive mandate that’s been missing for 50 years!

[dware]

33. .....

Comedy Central, right?

[relayerbob]

36. As much as I like Jesse

and supported him in the 80s, this is far too little, far too late.

Not showing up at Selma, dissing John Lewis and losing the endorsement of Jim Clyburn is going to matter a whole lot more.

It's not 1968 anymore